[pct-l] Snoqualmie Pass mail drop

[ronyon at comcast.net (Ron Smith)]

Here's a suggestion for Snoqualmie Pass resupply if nothing else works
and you're planning a zero day there: Mail your package to the North
Bend Post Office, then take Greyhound round trip there from Snoqualmie
Pass to pick it up. There is a 10:20am bus from Snoqualmie Pass that
gets to North Bend at 10:50am, then a returning bus comes through North
Bend at 12:05pm putting you back at Snoqualmie Pass at 12:35pm.
If you are willing to stay in North Bend overnight and resupply at a
grocery store (there are two groceries, including a QFC, and 4 motels
there), you can take the 5:35pm bus from Snoqualmie and return the next
morning on the 8:05am bus. This option would avoid a zero day, but
doesn't put you in North Bend during post office hours. 
The caveat to the above is that I haven't actually tried this, nor have
I seen the grocery stores and motels in North Bend. (However, none of
the motels are named Bates.) Any Seattle-ites or better yet North
Bend-ers out there to enlighten us?
The address and hours for the North Bend Post Office are:

North Bend Post Office, 451 E North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045   
Regular Business Hours: 
Week Days 09:00AM-05:00PM
Saturday 10:00AM-02:00PM  

Please verify the bus schedules at greyhound.com.
Ron
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Evergreen, Bradley" <Brad.Evergreen@oregonstate.edu>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 4:47 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Snoqualmie Pass mail drop
> Hey all,
> Thanks for the advice of the last few months.  First actual post.
>  I am jumping on the trail in two days in Seiad Valley and heading to
> Manning.  I called ahead to all of my mail drops to insure they are
still
> viable places from the books, and.....Snoqualmie Pass WA. mail drop is
> usually the Time wise Grocery.  They are closing down in August and
said
> they will be returning packages that are sent to them.  They also said
> that
> the post office in that town is unsure if they will be open at all in
> August
> because they may be closing as well.  I called the Summit Inn and they
are
> not interested in taking packages.
> Any one got any answers/suggestions on how to get around this? The
number
> to
> Time Wise Grocery is 425-434-6141 if you want to call them yourself.
Brad
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